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BYD to sell EVs in Israel

Aug 8th 2008 5:03PM - 5 Comments

Chinese automaker BYD has announced that it is going to start selling electric cars in Israel by 2009, as well as European markets in the following years. The planned models are the BYD E6 and a Plug-in Hybrid F6DM, which will benefit from Israel's ...

Better Place announces 19 "Vision Partners" (aka early buyers) in Israel

Feb 26th 2009 3:01PM - 0 Comments

Click on the image above for a gallery of Better Place images "Vision Partner" sure has a nice ring to it. So positive, so optimistic, and so perfect a name for Better Place's new partners in Israel. Better Place announced this week that it has ...

Rumors become expectations: Renault CEO to arrive in Israel for electric car project presentation

Jan 11th 2008 8:40AM - 4 Comments

Globes, one of Israel's leading economic publications, has announced that Carlos Ghosn (Renault President and CEO) is expected to go to Israel for the dedication ceremony for Project Better Place on January 21st. This project by Shay Agassi is the ...

Better Place: more partnerships in Japan; electric car parking lot opens in Israel

Dec 9th 2008 3:56PM - 4 Comments

A few bits of news from the Better Place electric vehicle juggernaut today. One, Israel's first electric parking lot has opened at Cinema City in Pi-Glilot. Pictured above is Better Place Israel CEO Moshe Kaplinsky with one of the Renault vehicles ...

Firms Chosen in Israel to Develop "Better Place" Chargers

Mar 10th 2008 10:58AM - 2 Comments

Look, more signs that Project Better Place is taking root in Israel. Two companies have been chosen to implement the charging infrastructure designed by Better Place. Aran Research and Development Ltd. and Nekuda DM Ltd will develop and install the ...

Piaggio to sell electric vans in Israel ... next month!

Feb 7th 2008 6:09PM - 14 Comments

Piaggio, the scooter maker best known for making Vespa, will be the first to sell electric vehicles in Isreal, in just one month. According to Ha'aretz, the electric vehicles will be Piaggio's Porter brand, small multipurpose vans (MPV) which come ...

Israel Corp, China's Chery working on $225m deal

Jan 8th 2008 9:39AM - 2 Comments

Israel is the quiet dark horse of the new global electric car market. Maybe. Following hopeful EV announcements late last year from Project Better Place and Israel Corp (both tied to Shai Agassi), AME Info reported recently that Israel Corp. will ...

Israel could run completely on solar power in 30 years

Nov 13th 2006 11:51AM - 4 Comments

Israel hosted the Renewable and Alternative Energy Conference last week in Tel Aviv, and a report in the Jerusalem Times about the event makes the future of green energy in Israel look decidedly solar. One participant told the Times that Israel was ...

Israel considering making electric vehicles completely tax free

Nov 12th 2007 3:21PM - 9 Comments

Recently, we told you about Project Good Place rumors that included Israel considering tax cuts for electric cars. We now have confirmation from Haaretz, that the "Finance Ministry is considering making electric vehicles completely tax free" or at ...

Michigan governor meets with Shai Agassi and Better Place in Israel

Nov 18th 2008 2:02PM - 5 Comments

Click to enlarge Michigan's Governor, Jennifer Granholm, is currently on an overseas trip to try and boost Michigan's economy. It's a trip she's cut in half from its scheduled length because of the automaker bailout discussion here in America. ...

Israel turning to shale for fuel as oil prices remain high

Jul 7th 2006 10:41AM - 2 Comments

Talk about being in a tight spot. Israel imports most of its fuel. Continued high oil prices and surrounding hostile oil-producing countries have prompted the country to look into alternatives fuel sources. One possibility is oil shale. The dark ...

Chery electric car venture with Israel Corp. speeds up, slims down

Mar 3rd 2009 2:25PM - 0 Comments

Less than two weeks after Chery unveiled its first electric car (above) comes news that the joint venture the Chinese car maker has with Israel Corporation Ltd. is set to speed up. The holding company belonging to the Ofer family, which has $100 ...

Israel Corp to invest $100m in new electric car

Aug 27th 2007 3:11PM - 12 Comments

Israel Corp plans to invest $100m in a new electric car. They will own 33 percent of the venture, which will have a total initial investment of $200m. The face on this deal is Shai Agassi, blogger, who also has had a little job (he says ...

Nissan partner with Project Better Place in Israel, competitor in Japan

Jun 21st 2008 1:48PM - 0 Comments

While Nissan/Renault has been very helpful to Project Better Place in Israel by offering to supply electric cars that will work with their recharging and battery swapping service, its cooperation with PBP may not be extending to its homeland of ...

Israeli researchers at Innowattech capture energy from traffic

Oct 12th 2009 11:54AM - 39 Comments

Capturing lost energy with regenerative braking systems is one thing. This, however, is another ball-game entirely. Researchers in Israel have been experimenting with power generators placed underneath the road's surface to capture the mechanical ...

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